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Tracklist (CD)
| 1 | | Smiley Yeah Yeah Yeah | | 3:40 | | 2 | | Mojo Box | | 3:24 | | 3 | | Doublewide | | 2:40 | | 4 | | I Want A Love | | 2:33 | | 5 | | '69 El Camino | | 2:56 | | 6 | | The Wet Spot | | 2:29 | | 7 | | Soulful Garage | | 3:33 |
See more tracks| 8 | | Biff Bang Pow | | 3:32 | | 9 | | Where Is The Moon | | 3:14 | | 10 | | Fire Of Love | | 2:34 | | 11 | | Swamp Fox | | 3:22 | | 12 | | The Sweet Spot | | 2:56 | | 13 | | It's All Over But The Shoutin' | | 4:31 |
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Review
For more than a decade, the three North Carolinians in Southern Culture on the Skids have been honing their party-hearty mix of rockabilly swagger, surf-rock speed and countrified melodies. But the band's skill and experience can't rescue the dullish Mojo Box, an album weighed down by greaser shtick and an overabundance of generic up-tempo rockers. "I Want a Love" and the very pretty "Where Is the Moon?" turn ancient pop-song conceits into nicely bittersweet love odes, thanks especially to bassist Mary Huff's throaty singing, but when the… Read More tempo speeds up, the band seems to lose its songwriting touch. " '69 El Camino" and "Doublewide" burn ahead with sizzling boogie beats, but let's face it: The world doesn't need any more semi-ironic songs about vintage cars or trailer parks unless they're really, really great. SCOTS could stand to think outside the Mojo Box. CHRISTIAN HOARD
(RS 942, February 19, 2004)
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